Lighter



May 20, 1930. 1.. v. ARONSON LIGHTER Filed Oct. 26, 1927 .INVENTOR. lauds/[170118021 mmfiflw ATTORNEYS I Patented May 20, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE i LOUIS v. ARON-SON, or NEWARK, new JERSEY, ASSIGNOR r Am: METAL wonirs',

11m, A ooaroaarron on NEW JERSEY LIGHTER Application filed October 26, 1927. Serial No. 228,816.

This'invention relates to lighters and has as an object the provision of an improved lighter of convenient shape and dimensions and which, according to one phase of the I invention, may be formed to simulate a fountain pen or the like. a

It is a further objectoftheinvention to provide a lighter, the operating parts of,

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section on line 3-3 of Fig; 2; and

Figs. 4 and 5 are horizontal sections on lines 44 and 55 respectively of Fig. 3. 25 As shown the devicecomprises afuel receptacle simulating-the barrelofa fountain pen having a'fi ing opening 11 at its lower end closed by a screw plug 12 having a knurled head13 lying'sl bstantially flush 30 with the end of barrel 10.. The device'may furthercomprise a fountain pen cap-simulatrepectacle 10; Thecap14'is shown as journalled upon a ring. 15-.atits. lower end, said 35 ring being shown as-formed' withan annular flan e 1-6 extending outwardly flush with the sur ace of memberf 14,fandfa member 17 is provided seatin over, a slightly enlarged portion 18 of the arrel ior-receptacle 10 upon 40 which the member-"17 maybe brazed if-desired. The member'14 further engages and is revoluble about anupper flange 19 carried by the to wall of receptacle 10.

To carry tl e ignition apparatus, there is 45 shown a disc member 20 formed with a rabopening in the member 20.

'phoric element 28.

mg member 14 revolubly carried by the fuel bet 21 seatingin the upper end of member 14' and about which the member 14 is adapted torevolve.

To retain the member 20 in position, there is shown a post 21 rigidly carried 'by the end wall 22 of receptaclelO upon which post the member 20 is shown as secured as by means of a screw 23.

A wick tube, 24 is shown rigidly secured to the wall 22 and projecting through an To provide sparks to ignite fuel with-which the wick 25-may' be saturated, there is shown a member 26 rigidly carried by the member 20 and formed with a socket 27 for reception of the pyrophoric element 28 which is spring pressed toward a wheel 29 having an abradant periphery, by means of a spring 30 coiled about a screw 31. The screw 31 may be mounted on a lug 32 rigidly carried by the member 22. One end, 33 of spring 30 abuts against the surface of wall 22 and the other end projects upwardly through a slot 34 inpresses against the pyro-.

the member 20 and To enable the removal of the pyrophoric element, the end 35 of spring 30 may be engaged by ones finger, and the spring may be retracted and pressed laterally into a lateral enlargement 36 of slot 34 out of the; path of entry of the pyrophoric element mto the socket.

The wheel 29 is shown as rigidly mounted upon a shaft 37 journalled at 38 in the member 20. To cause revolution of the wheel 29,

there is shown a pinion 39 rigidly secured upon shaft 37 and meshing with interior teethon an'annular gear 40 rigidly carried by the inner surface of the wall of member 14. Revolution-of member 14 upon the barrel 10 will thus cause revolution of the abradant surfaced wheel 29,- thereby producing sparks for the ignition of the fuel with wh ch the wick 25 may be saturated. Obviously, dueto the gear ratio between the pinion 39 and annular gear 40, the wheel 29 is rotated v at of the pin 43 permitting the enlarged headto snap under the surface of member adjac'ent theopening 45 and to be deflected out of engagement with the member 20 by upward pressure upon the cap 41 to swing the same upon hinge 42.

While I have described my invention in detail with respect to a certain particular preferred example which gives satisfactory results, it will be understood by those skilled in the art, after understanding the invention, that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention,-. and it is intended, therefore, in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications.

I claim: c

1. A lighter comprising in combination, a. fuel receptacle, a wick tube projecting therefrom, ignition apparatus mounted adj acentsaid tube for igniting fuel carried by a wick housed in said tube, said apparatus comprising a revoluble member, a pinion rigidly secured to said member, a cylindrical member revolubly mounted adj acent said receptacle, and an annular gear carried by said cylindrical member and meshing with said pinion whereby revolution of said cylindrical member actuates said ignition apparatus. 4

2. A lighter comprising in combination, a cylindrical fuel receptacle, a cylindrical member revolubly mounted in a position surrounding said receptacle, a disc rigidly sup- I ceptacle and revoluble thereon, a disc rifgidly 1 nalled in said disc, a

ported inspaced relation to an end of said receptacle, ignition apparatus mounted upon said disc comprising a wheel having an abradant periphery carried by a shaft jourophoric element housed in a socket carrie y said disc, means to press said element against said abradant periphery, driving means for said wheel carried in the space between said receptacle and said disc and operable by revolution of. said cylindrical member, and a wick tube roject 'mg from said receptacle through .sai disc.

3. A lighter comprising in combination, a cylindrical fuel receptacle, -a cylindrical member surrounding a portion of 'said'remounted in spaced relation to an end 0 said receptacle, ignition means mounted upon said disc comprising an abradant surfaced wheel carried by a shaft journalled in said disc, a pyro horic element housed in a socket carried y said disc and spring pressed against the periphery of said wheel, means housed in the space between said disc and said receptacle comprising a pmion secured to said shaft, an annular gear carried bysaid cylindrical member .and having interior teeth meshing with said pinion, and a wick tube pro ect1ng-from sald receptacle through said disc whereby revolution of said cylindrical member may cause operation of said ignition apparatus to ignite'fuel with which the wick housed in said tube' nay besaturated.

4. A lighter comprising a fuel reservoir having dimensions to simulate a fountain pen reservoir, a filling plug at one end thereof, a

wick and lighting mechanism" therefor at the other end ofvsai'd reservoir, said lightingmechanism comprising an abrader wheel, and cyhndrieal rotatable means slmulating a fountain pen cap member embracing said reservoir and operatively connected to actuate said mechanism, said last named means being rotatable on an axis dlfi'erent from th axis of said abrader wheel.

.5. A lighter comprisinga fuel reservoir having dimensions to simulate. a fountain anism therefor mounted on one end of said reservoir, said lighting mechanism comprising an abrader wheel, a cylindrical operating member embracing said reservoir and operatively connected to actuate said mechanism, and a cover member for said mechanism surmounting the ends of said cylindrical members and displaceableto expose'said mechanism when actuated, said cylindrical operating member being movable about an axis different from that of said abrader wheel.

. 7. Lighter mechanism comprising a wick, pyrophoric means and a cooperating abrader wheel, and manually operable annu ar means encircling said mechanism and operatively connected to rotate said abrader wheel at a speed greater than the rotational speed of 1 anism therefor disposed at. oneeiitl of reservoir member, said lighting'mechanism comprising an abrader wheel, a cylindrical operating member rotatable about the longitudinal axis of said reservoir member, and

mechanism intervening between said operating member and said abrader wheel to efi'ect actuation of the latter.

9. A lighter comprising a cylindrical reservoir member, a wick-and lighting mechanism therefor disposed at one end, ofsa-id reservoir member, said lighting mechanism comprising an abrader wheel, an arcuate operating member movable about the longitudinal axis of said reservoir member and m operable in a region beyond said one end of the latter, and mechanism intervening between said operating member and said abrader wheel to effect actuation of the latter. 15 LOUIS V. ARONSON. 

